Henderson in Jefferson County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
1820 Oliver Bates Home
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2019
1. 1820 Oliver Bates Home Marker
Early Mormon meeting home built from native limestone circa 1820. Land bought from William Henderson in 1824. Possible Underground RR site.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Architecture • Man-Made Features • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.
Location. 43° 49.371′ N, 76° 12.107′ W. Marker is in Henderson, New York, in Jefferson County. It is on New York State Route 3 0.1 miles north of Stony Creek Road (County Route 152), on the right when traveling south. Marker is located beside the driveway leading to the subject building and a commercial greenhouse complex currently at this site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7185 New York Route 3, Henderson NY 13650, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Adirondacks & North Country. It is also in the American Northeast, on the Great Lakes, and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Patriot Burials (approx. 0.9 miles away); Samuel de Champlain (approx. 1.8 miles away); Camp de L'Observation (approx. 3.3 miles away); Carrying Cable Route (approx. 4½ miles away); a different marker also named Carrying Cable Route (approx. 5.8 miles away); After the Battle of Big Sandy
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Regarding 1820 Oliver Bates Home. National Register of Historic Places #04000710
Also see . . .
1. Oliver Bates House (Wikipedia). The Cyrus Bates House (also known as Oliver Bates House and the T. O. Whitney House) is a Federal style, single-family house built in about 1820. (Submitted on December 2, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
2. Bates, Cyrus, House - National Archives. National Register of Historic Places documentation (Submitted on February 25, 2024, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2019
2. 1820 Oliver Bates Home Marker • wide view
(Oliver Bates Home visible in background)
(Oliver Bates Home visible in background)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 16, 2019
3. Oliver Bates Home
(southeast corner view from New York Route 3)
(southeast corner view from New York Route 3)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 851 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 1, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on December 2, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
